3M Co. and 3M Innovative Properties Co. filed a lawsuit yesterday, in the Central District of California against K2 Concepts and China-based Phoenix Automotive Refinishing, alleging multiple counts of patent, trademark, and copyright infringement. The suit alleges that certain automotive painting spray gun cup products, which are made by Phoenix in China and marketed and […]
Fix Auto UK Adds Collision Repair Center in Edinburgh
Fix Auto UK has announced that Auto Sphere Body Repairs Ltd in Edinburgh has joined the network as Fix Auto Edinburgh Central. Formed by Raj Somarouthu in 2014, the new franchisee operates out of a 11,000 sq. ft. body shop housing two spraybooths, 23 workbays and a team of 20 personnel. With the support of […]
Enterprise Rent-A-Car Ireland Acquires Dooley Car Rentals
Enterprise Rent-A-Car Ireland has bolstered its fleet of vehicles and increased its inbound business from North America with the acquisition of Dooley Car Rentals, the car rental division of the Dan Dooley Group. Under the arrangement, Enterprise Rent-A-Car Ireland has bought the car rental business of the Dan Dooley Group. This includes a fleet of […]
PARTS Act Reintroduced in U.S. Congress
ABPA and Coalition for Auto Repair Equality support legislation that seeks to limit vehicle manufacturer collision repair part design patents. The Promoting Automotive Repair, Trade and Sales Act of 2017 (PARTS Act), was re-introduced in the U.S. Congress on Tuesday. The legislation (H.R. 1879/S. 812) would amend the current U.S. design patent law by lowering, […]
Auto-Owners Insurance and Concord General Mutual Insurance Affiliation Approved
Auto-Owners Insurance and Concord General Mutual Insurance announced that their affiliation was approved effective April 1, by policyholders and all regulatory bodies. Auto-Owners operates solely through independent agencies in 26 states. Auto-Owners also owns a life company and an excess and surplus lines company. Concord General Mutual Insurance is a property and casualty insurance provider through […]
Enterprise Rent-A-Car ARMS Automotive Suite Online Training Available via AMi
The Automotive Management Institute (AMi) announced a new online course, teaching the proper use of Enterprise Rent-A-Car’s ARMS Automotive Suite. The new course, developed by Enterprise, is designed for collision repair specialists to teach them how to use the ARMS program or to improve their functional knowledge of it. “The new course is a result […]
Service King Acquires Southern California Collision Repair Center
Service King Collision Repair Centers announced the acquisition of First Class Collision, a single-location repair center located at 41729 Eastern Dr. in Murrieta, Calif. The facility will begin operating as Service King effective immediately. “This is yet another step forward for the Service King team as we build a world-class network of repair centers for […]
CIF Elects Wildman, Quinn as Trustees
The Collision Industry Foundation (CIF) recently elected Michael Quinn and Jeff Wildman to the Board of Trustees. Quinn is the Director of Business Development, Western Region for Certified Collision Group (CCG). As a 35 year industry veteran, Quinn has held various positions, and has served the industry in many volunteer roles including the National Auto […]
Fix Auto World Acquires 11 Glass and Aftermarket Companies from Skidmore Group
Fix Auto World announced an agreement to purchase 11 glass and automotive aftermarket companies, previously owned by the Skidmore Group, a privately held, diversified portfolio company, with over 70 years of history. Fix Auto World is purchasing the assets of Novus Glass Inc., Novus Franchising Inc., Speedy Auto Glass USA Inc., TCGI Australia PTY Ltd., […]
Certified Collision Group and AkzoNobel Announced Strategic Alliance
The Certified Collision Group (CCG) announced the formation of an alliance with AkzoNobel to support collision repair businesses across the nation that are both performance-driven and OEM Certified. Through the alliance, CCG and AkzoNobel have agreed to work together closely to identify independent repairers whose Proven Performance meets CCG’s strict qualifying criteria. Identified top performers […]
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